Communication Electives
Each student is required to take 4 additional communication elective courses at the 300-400 level. A student, in consultation with a communication
faculty advisor, will select four communication electives. These courses may be drawn from any area of the communication curriculum. These courses
could be selected to allow a greater depth in investigating subjects encountered in the communication foundation or concentration requirements.
Alternatively, these courses could be designed to broaden a student's understanding of subjects beyond the student's specialized concentration.
Thirdly, communication electives could be selected in association with one's cognate courses to organize the student's study around a special interest
related to communication (e.g., journalistic coverage of criminal justice issues, media uses in developing nations, communication and politics).

Cognate (Com Cog) 6-12 credits
Cognates are organizational schemas which help guide a student's choices for Core/Liberal Studies courses or free electives so that such courses are
more clearly connected to a student's study of a particular area of communication and more systematically extend that study into related skills and
knowledge areas. A cognate includes 12 credits that students select with the approval of their advisor and the Chairperson during registration once
they have completed 30 credit hours. These courses may be in different departments but are related to the student's educational and professional
goals. Some of these courses may fulfill Core Liberal Studies Requirements. Two of these courses must be at the 300 level or above. Courses developing
subjects in the student's Core/Liberal Studies requirements and extending those subjects with related free electives are especially appropriate for
this Com Cog requirement. Any non-communication minor or certificate will also satisfy this requirement.

Foreign Language and or Culture requirement (Com LC) 0-6 credits
Consistent with our stated mission to prepare communication students to live within an increasingly diverse global economy, this requirement
necessitates that students plan a component of their education which better enables them to communicate with diverse audiences. In consultation with a
communication faculty advisor, a student may select two courses drawn from Modern Language offerings in language (any level) or culture. These courses
may also fulfill Core Liberal Studies Requirements. Otherwise, students must select courses from among the following or select other suitable courses
with the approval of their advisors to fulfill the Com LC requirement. However, only ONE of the Communication courses in this list can be used for
both the foreign language and/or culture requirement AND one of the three required 300-400 level communication elective courses.

Students are permitted to count a course as fulfilling both a Com LC and a Com Cog
requirement.
Total Course Requirements in Related Fields 9-21 credits

Core/Liberal Studies Requirement

Foundation

Philosophy/Ethics

6 cr

PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 300 - Ethics

Writing (determined by testing)

3-6 cr

ENG 116 and/or ENG 117 College Writing History

History

3 cr

HIST 135 - Origins of Modern Times

Distribution

36 cr

Natural Science

6 cr

Social Science

6 cr

History

6 cr

Literature

6 cr

Mathematics

6 cr

Fine Arts

3 cr

Philosophy/Religious Studies

3 cr

Total Core/Liberal Studies Requirement 45-48 cr

General Electives 6-24 cr
*Students are encouraged to take intermediate foreign language or culture courses which may be used as substitutes for second course in certain
areas.
See the Core/Liberal Studies Curriculum description of the foreign language option in the catalog.
TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION 120 CREDITS

Internship Requirements 0-15 Credits
A Communication Internship is a supervised academic experience that puts you into a "real job." It's an opportunity to test theories
learned in the classroom in an actual work setting and is a link to the world of work - a window to establishing a career in a chosen
profession.

Students may take up to 14 non-communication, general elective, non-liberal arts credits in internships during Fall, Spring, or Summer
semester only. Students may enroll in more than one internship. International internships are also available through application to the
Marist Study Abroad Program. Students must have Junior standing and permission of the Internship Director.

Prerequisite:
CRDV 100N Employment Practicum (1 credit) must be completed prior to the semester in which the student plans to do
an internship.

Academic requirements:

Completion of 60 credit hours

2.5 GPA

Meet in person with Internship Director prior to start of the semester of the internship